R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 282 · 40 questions

How the sounds work (The r changes the vowel): Spot the vowel + r: ar, or, er, ir or ur. Read it as one sound: c-ar, f-or-k. er, ir and ur sound the same, so learn which spelling each word uses: bird, turtle, tiger.

1. 1.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) unicorn (c) girl
3. 3.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) torch (c) thermometer
5. 5.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) circus
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) ladder (c) jar
8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) unicorn (c) burger
9. 9.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
10. 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) guitar
12. 12.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
13. 13.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cur
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) unicorn (c) dart
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) scarf (c) popcorn
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) burger (c) shark
17. 17.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yern (c) yarn
18. 18.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guiter
19. 19.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
20. 20.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
21. 21.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
22. 22.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
23. 23.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) guitar (c) turkey
25. 25.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
26. 26.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
27. 27.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) scarf (c) unicorn
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) purple (c) paper
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) torch (c) first
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) car
32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) ladder (c) guitar
33. 33.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
34. 34.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) cern
35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) girl (c) fork
36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) shark (c) turtle
37. 37.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shark (c) shork
38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) flower
39. 39.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
40. 40.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger

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